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| no partners | | I was on my way back to the VOS and on the way I decided to stop off at Mount Withington (elevation of 10,115 feet and prominence of 2,315 feet), which is off of Highway 60 near the town of Magdalena, NM.
It is an 18 mile drive on a well-graded dirt road. I was able to drive about 45 mph on the first 9 miles, but the road narrowed and steepened after that.
I drove all the way to the summit and parked at a gate just below the fire lookout that is atop the mountain. The lookout was manned and I talked to the ranger on duty for a while. He said that he had already spotted one fire this year, which was caused by lightning.
There are nice views up there so I walked around for a bit. I also dropped down a short distance to the Mount Withington Wilderness boundary and tagged the wilderness highpoint.
I saw 4 pronghorn on the drive up to the summit, and stopped and took a picture of them from my vehicle.
I enjoyed being on the summit so I am glad that I took the time to drive up there. I do not think that there are any hiking trails on this mountain, but if you wanted to hike to the summit I imagine that you could park on the road while driving up, and then hike on the road to the top. |
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